Role of Media in Promoting Civil Education and Awareness of Government Programs: A Case Study of Buyanja Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Ahumuza, Charity

“…The data collection methods that were used include; questionnaire, interview, and documentary review methods. …”
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Intercomparison of tropospheric ozone column datasets from combined nadir and limb satellite observations by C. Arosio, V. Sofieva, A. Orfanoz-Cheuquelaf, A. Rozanov, K.-P. Heue, D. Loyola, E. Malina, R. M. Stauffer, D. Tarasick, R. Van Malderen, J. R. Ziemke, M. Weber

“…In particular, seven datasets have been considered, covering the past 2 decades and consisting of monthly-averaged time series with nearly global coverage. We perform a comparison in terms of climatology and seasonality, investigate the tropopause height used for the construction of each dataset and the related biases, and finally discuss long-term TrOC drifts and trends. …”
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Quantifying compatibility mechanisms in traditional Chinese medicine with interpretable graph neural networks by Jingqi Zeng, Xiaobin Jia

“…A neighbor-diffusion strategy was used to address the sparsity of compound-target associations, increasing target coverage from 12.0% to 98.7%. …”
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Effect of screw access hole or vent hole opening strategies on the adhesive filling rate of oral implant cement-retained posterior crowns. by Long Li, Xiaodong Sun, Huangjun Zhou, Min Liu, Cai Wen

“…In the adhesive retention strength experiment, prostheses and abutments were bonded using permanent resin cement; retention strength was measured using a universal testing machine. …”
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Estimating global, regional and national rotavirus deaths in children aged <5 years: Current approaches, new analyses and proposed improvements. by Andrew Clark, Robert Black, Jacqueline Tate, Anna Roose, Karen Kotloff, Diana Lam, William Blackwelder, Umesh Parashar, Claudio Lanata, Gagandeep Kang, Christopher Troeger, James Platts-Mills, Ali Mokdad, Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network, Colin Sanderson, Laura Lamberti, Myron Levine, Mathuram Santosham, Duncan Steele

“…The global estimates were 157,398 (CHERG), 122,322 (GBD) and 215,757 (WHO/CDC). The three groups used different methods: (i) to select data points for rotavirus-positive proportions; (ii) to extrapolate data points to individual countries; (iii) to account for rotavirus vaccine coverage; (iv) to convert rotavirus-positive proportions to rotavirus attributable fractions; and (v) to calculate uncertainty ranges. …”
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Public Medical Appeals and Government Online Responses: Big Data Analysis Based on Chinese Digital Governance Platforms by Hebin Li, Zhihan Liu, Ziyan Zhang, Lu Ping, Wenxin Gu, Yuan Yao

“…Robustness was tested using a Probit model. ResultsFrom a total of 404,428 online appeals, 8864 valid public medical messages were retained after filtering. …”
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Tracking Capability and Detection Probability Assessment of Space-Based Automatic Identification System (AIS) From Equatorial and Polar Orbiting Satellites Constellation by Wahyudi Hasbi, Kamirul

“…In our case, massive AIS messages collected by an integrated space-terrestrial AIS receiver network has been used as the benchmark. By using 31 days of the collected AIS dataset, operating the satellites as a constellation increases the system and receiver performance by a factor of 7.56&#x0025; and 7.93&#x0025;, respectively. …”
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Neurocysticercosis in Ecuador: Spatial clustering, social determinants, and epidemiological trends (2017-2023). by Andrés Fernando Vinueza-Veloz, Marlon Fabricio Calispa-Aguilar, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Jefferson Santiago Piedra-Andrade, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz, Belkys Galindo-Santana

“…Spatial clustering was assessed using Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA). …”
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Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescription Among Children Under 5 Years: A Cross‐Sectional Study in a Ghanaian Regional Hospital by Beatrice Obour, Glover Asiedu Appiah, Emmanuel Ayitey Tagoe, Harriet Affran Bonful

“…Methods An analytical cross‐sectional study design was used to assess antibiotic prescription in children under 5 years attending the Wa Regional Hospital in Ghana. …”
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Effects of direction and gender on lower limb biomechanics during forward lunges in badminton players: a preliminary analysis by Li Huang, Yan Zhang, Shunxiang Gao, Junxia Lin, Fei Zheng, Yaodong Gu

“…Joint angles during the stance phase were analyzed using the statistical nonparametric mapping method. …”
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398 Phage Wars: Uncovering the resistance strategies of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Edwin Rivera-Lope, Rivera-Lopez Edwin Omar, Moriniere Lucas, Kazakov Alexey, Deutschbauer Adam, Arkin Adam, Mutalik Vivek, Dudley G. Edward

“…Phage susceptibility profiles were determined using 23 bacteriophages, assessing plaque morphology. …”
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Reporting of diagnostic and laboratory tests by general hospitals as an indication of access to diagnostic laboratory services in Kenya. by Felix Bahati, Jacob Mcknight, Fatihiya Swaleh, Rose Malaba, Lilian Karimi, Musa Ramadhan, Peter Kibet Kiptim, Emelda A Okiro, Mike English

“…A local practitioner panel consisting of individuals with laboratory expertise was used to classify the tests as common and uncommon. …”
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THz-Enabled UAV Communications Under Pointing Errors: Tractable Statistical Channel Modeling and Security Analysis by Mohammad Javad Saber, Mazen Hasna, Osamah S. Badarneh

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly being utilized as mobile base stations for rapidly establishing temporary wireless coverage in emergency situations and remote locations. …”
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Laundering of Criminal Proceeds Through Cryptocurrency Transactions: A Digital Threat to Economic Security by Dmitriy Kamensky, Andrii Chernyak, Oleksandr Dudorov, Igor Fedun, Serhii Klymenko

“…[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to discuss, based on international as well as national laws and practices, various issues and potential solutions surrounding the growing problem of money laundering practices using cryptocurrency transactions. [Methodology] A balanced combination of theoretical and empirical methods has been used in the course of research; in particular, the method of comparative legal research has been employed extensively throughout the text of article. …”
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Evaluation of 5G Relay-Empowered and Device-to-Device Communications for Rescue Mission by Wajdi Elleuch, Patrick Sondi, Ahmed Meddahi, Sylvain Lecomte

“…Several configurations, including different application bitrates, showcase the coverage capabilities and related end-to-end delays when using a multi-relays solution compared to Direct D2D communication. …”
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Variative Components of the University Course of Mathematical Analysis: The Experience of Introduction into the Practice of Teaching by S. I. Кalinin, L. V. Pankratova

“…The theoretical analysis and experiment were used as the main methods, the results of which were evaluated through empirical and praximetric methods.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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An Image Fusion Algorithm for Sustainable Development Goals Satellite-1 Night-Time Light Images Based on Optimized Image Stretching and Dual-Domain Fusion by Kedong Li, Bo Cheng, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoping Zhang, Guizhou Wang, Jie Gao, Qinxue He, Yaocan Gan

“…High-resolution 10 m MS NL images after ideal fusion can be used to better study subtle manifestations of human activities. …”
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cpDNA-Gene-Sequence-Based Genetic Diversity, Population Structure, and Gene Flow Analysis of Ethiopian Lowland Bamboo (Bambusinea: Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A. Rich.) Munro) by Oumer Abdie Oumer, Kassahun Tesfaye, Tileye Feyissa, Dagnew Yibeyen, Jayaraman Durai, Muhammad Zeeshan Hyder

“…Young fresh leaves of O. abyssinica from thirteen natural lowland bamboo growing areas across the country were collected. DNA was isolated using a modified CTAB DNA isolation method. Three cpDNA gene sequences (matK, ndhF3, and rps16) were used for the study. …”
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Burden of Emergency Department Visits and Their Outcomes Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights From the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample by Vishwesh Bharadiya, Parul Berry, Aman Dev Singh, Dominique Feterman, Grant Hughes, Alison Bays, Rachael Stovall, Rashmi Dhital, Namrata Singh

“…Methods This cross‐sectional study used the 2019 NEDS data to identify RA‐related ED visits using International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision codes M05.X or M06.X. …”
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Identifying Older Adults at Risk of Accelerated Decline in Gait Speed and Grip Strength: Insights from the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) by David H. Lynch, Hillary Spangler, Jacob S. Griffin, Anna Kahkoska, Dominic Boccaccio, Wenyi Xie, Feng-Chang Lin, John A. Batsis, Roger A. Fielding

“…Gait speed and grip strength are widely used measures of physical function in older adults and are predictive of disability, hospitalization, and mortality. …”
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